Redneck Revolt

[GURPS]

Redneck Revolt is a national activist organisation that advocates for the downfall of capitalism through the elimination of racism. Its founders believe strongly that working-class liberation can only occur when workers unite, regardless of race. So in 38 different locations around the country, Redneck Revolt mobilises poor, rural white people to stand up for people of colour.

And yes, they carry guns.

Indeed, Redneck Revolt may look like many other social-justice groups – its website contains frequent mentions of “trigger warnings” and “solidarity” – but it is far from it. The members of Redneck Revolt don’t want you to sit in a circle, hold hands, and sing Kumbaya. They want you to know you have an enemy – it’s just not who you think it is.

In an open letter that the group frequently uses for recruitment, it urges working-class white people to “look around” and wonder: “Who lives in the houses or trailers in the same neighbourhoods as us? Who works next to us in the factories, or cooks alongside us at the restaurants?”

“It sure as hell isn’t rich white people,” the letter continues. “It’s Brown people, Black people, and other working-class white people. They are the ones that are in similar situations to us, living paycheck to paycheck, stretching to feed their families like we do. So why then would we view them as so different from us that we literally view them as our enemies?”

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...up-protect-minorities-interview-a8117551.html

 

[Lurk]

Class warfare. It's a Donk organization trying to lure in the college-uneducated unwashed whites.

 

[glhs837]

Class warfare. It's a Donk organization trying to lure in the college-uneducated unwashed whites in flyover America.

Most of the poor people I know don't really care about race. In fact, most of the people I know of any class don't really care about race. Pretty much care about "good people/bad people". But I agree, I'll bet if you pull back the curtain on the genesis of this organization, you will find some form of urban socialists and big money. Like the allegedly grassroots gun control orgs, just fronts for national political orgs


EDIT: Did a little looking. From what little I find, it was founded in 2009 as an answer to the Tea Party. Then went dormant, only to be revived in 2016 to battle the "Rise of Trump" (TM) .

 

[Gilligan]

oh good grief....

In an open letter that the group frequently uses for recruitment, it urges working-class white people to “look around” and wonder: “Who lives in the houses or trailers in the same neighbourhoods as us? Who works next to us in the factories, or cooks alongside us at the restaurants?”

 

[officeguy]

One of their splinter groups had an armed faction at the Charlottesville riots.

 

[Merlin99]

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Redneck Revolt is a national activist organisation that advocates for the downfall of capitalism through the elimination of racism. Its founders believe strongly that working-class liberation can only occur when workers unite, regardless of race. So in 38 different locations around the country, Redneck Revolt mobilises poor, rural white people to stand up for people of colour.

And yes, they carry guns.

Indeed, Redneck Revolt may look like many other social-justice groups – its website contains frequent mentions of “trigger warnings” and “solidarity” – but it is far from it. The members of Redneck Revolt don’t want you to sit in a circle, hold hands, and sing Kumbaya. They want you to know you have an enemy – it’s just not who you think it is.

In an open letter that the group frequently uses for recruitment, it urges working-class white people to “look around” and wonder: “Who lives in the houses or trailers in the same neighbourhoods as us? Who works next to us in the factories, or cooks alongside us at the restaurants?”

“It sure as hell isn’t rich white people,” the letter continues. “It’s Brown people, Black people, and other working-class white people. They are the ones that are in similar situations to us, living paycheck to paycheck, stretching to feed their families like we do. So why then would we view them as so different from us that we literally view them as our enemies?”

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...up-protect-minorities-interview-a8117551.html

I'm missing the connection between ending racism and ending capitalism, one's a personal action and the other is a fiscal system.

 

[GURPS]

I'm missing the connection between ending racism and ending capitalism, one's a personal action and the other is a fiscal system.

Capitalism = Racism [whitey uses it to keep the brown people down]

 

[glhs837]

I'm missing the connection between ending racism and ending capitalism, one's a personal action and the other is a fiscal system.

Ah, but perfect socialism equals perfect equality. Usually means equally deep graves of course, and only for those who don't toe the line, but lets ignore the reality of human beings and keep killing people until we get it right.

 

[Hijinx]

This group is giving rednecks a bad name.

As a Bona Fide redneck I love Capitalism. Capitalism has nothing to do with racism.
It only means you have to put forth effort(work) to be rewarded.